From staphylococcus to E. Coli, bacteria thrive on your toothbrush. Think about it: Your toothbrush lives near your toilet, which-when you flush with the seat uncovered-sprays particles into the air that can land on your bristles. (Even washing your hands can put your toothbrush in the line of bacteria fire, if it's close enough to …
The combination of winter days and 2020’s gloom hangover is enough to make anyone cling to their duvet – but according to Adrienne Herbert, author of new book Power Hour, getting up an hour earlier might be exactly what you need right now. Why? Because in those magical 60 minutes you really can change your …
Despite knowing this January would be the bleakest on (unofficial) record, I embarked upon an alcohol-free month. For my physical and mental health, and having overindulged at Christmas, I wanted to have a month devoid of the hard stuff, a feat I’d never achieved before. Which is all well and good, but when the monotony …
Growing up in the Arab world, as a woman, from pre-pubescence onwards, I was often taught to view my body and desires with a sense of shame. For years, it seems the media, schools, doctors, and even friends and relatives have perpetuated the myth that my virtue is tied to my chastity, and that being …
by Jessee Christinen The electric bike, popularly known as an e-bike is just a normal bike with some electrical components added onto the bike. These components include items such as a motor, an electrical pedal, battery, gears and controllers, all integrated as a single design. The essence of an electric bike is to ease the amount …
After a long, exhausting year, studies show we’re more stressed than we’ve ever been, and since many of us aren’t taking a real break, it’s high time we turned to some small, day-to-day activities to help us summon calm incrementally, rather than in one big holiday-sized go. Mindfulness is one such tool, which has been …
Boundaries? What boundaries. My bedroom is my office and my children are my colleagues. The work day begins when the Zooms begin, but collaborators on the West Coast call in for our 9 a.m. EST, and you can bet they are not in business attire, even from the waist up. What this time isolating at …
Despite what your mum might say, beards are still an incredibly popular trend. With the right look, a beard can amplify your masculinity and give you an edgier, more dramatic aesthetic. But it’s not simply a case of forgetting to shave for six months; a good beard has a lot more to it than …
by George Gitogo For most people, nothing is as gratifying as getting in between the sheets and getting some quality shut-eye. But for others, the idea of falling asleep is terrifying. An example of sleep anxiety, also known as sleep dread or fear of sleep (somniphobia), is when one fears to fall asleep due to …
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of… not a surprise, but how about a sense of increased peace and happiness with some stress relief thrown in? Communing with Mother Nature is an instinctive human impulse; you need only cast your mind back to previous lockdowns and the amount of people suddenly …